Changeable display device



May 23, 1950 H. HIRSCHHORN CHANGEABLE DISPLAY DEVICE Filed May 12, 1948l I" I llllilllll INVENTOR.

H/L MER H/RSCHHOR/V A TTORNEV Patented May 23, 1950 CHAN GEABLE DISPLAYDEVICE.

Hilmer Hirschhorn, Hillside, N. J., assignor to Snyder & Black, NewYork, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 12, 1948, SerialNo. 26,582

Claims. 1

My invention relates particularly to advertising devices suitable forinstance for use in restaurants, diners, drug stores and other placeswhere changeable signs are used.

The main object is to provide a simple, attractive device having anumber of slats or plates, one or more of which is reversible so thatthe visible advertising or other indicia may be changed.

In its preferred form the invention consists of a main top plate fromwhich are suspended a number of plates or slats which are readilyreversible independently of each other.

Fig. 1 is a front view of a device involving one form of my invention,parts being broken away.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same, parts being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of one end of one of theplates.

The top plate l0 may be formed of any suitable material and its fiatsurface would ordinarily bear advertising matter or other indicia. Fromthis top plate are suspended a number of slats or plates such as ll, l2,l3 and M by means of endless flexible tapes I5. The tapes are looped attheir upper ends as indicated at l6 by means of split sleeves ll ofsheet metal surrounding and tightly gripping the reaches of the tapetogether. The top plate is notched as indicated at l8 forming reducedend portions with the loops I6 passing around such ends. Similar loopsIE] but smaller in length are formed along the tapes at spaced intervalsby the sleeves I l and pass loosely around the notched and reduced ends20 of the slats for supporting said slats.

It will be noted that the metal sleeves H extend into and between thenotched ends of the slats thereby serving as rigid spacers between theslats. It will also be noted that the loops l9 are only as long as theheight of the reduced notched portions of the slats so that the slatsare prevented from becoming accidentally displaced yet the loops aresufficiently long and flex- I ible to permit each slat to be manuallyrotated within the loops in order to reverse the surface portionsthereof when desired.

The top plate l0 may have a hinged flap 2| fastened to its rear surface,which flap may be perforated to receive a string 22 for fastening thedevice to the wall or other supporting surface.

It will be seen that the individual slats are readily reversible withinthe loops of the tapes and between the upper and lower spacer sleeves.The slats will ordinarily bear suitable illustrations and/or wording onboth surfaces but only one surface with the indicia thereon will beexposed to view when the device or sign is hung on a support. Differentindicia however may be presented to view by merely turning the slat inits supporting loops in order to bring the reverse surface to view. Thisaffords a flexibility that is very advantageous especially inrestaurants, for example, when it is desired to change the menu.

The device as a whole is flat and flexible and is readily mounted on awall or other supporting surface. It is durable in use and may becollapsed or folded into compact form for storage and shipping.

I claim:

1. A display device comprising a top supporting plate, flexible tapessupported by the ends of said plate, individually reversible platescarried by said tapes and separate spacer members connected to the tapesbetween the reversible plates.

2. A hanging display device comprising a number of two-faced plates eachhaving its ends notched, flexible tapes looped around the notched endsof the plates and spacing sleeves secured to the tapes between theadjacent looped portions, each plate being individually and manuallyreversible independently of the other plates while its notch-ed ends arein the looped portions.

3. A reversible Sign comprising a top supporting plate, endless flexibletapes supended from both ends of said plate, sleeve members surroundingsaid tapes at spaced intervals therealong forming spaced loops in thetapes for rotatably supporting slats.

4. A reversible sign comprising a top supporting plate, endless flexibletapes suspended from both ends of said plate, sleeve members surroundingsaid tapes at spaced intervals therealong forming spaced loops in thetapes and twofaced slats rotatably mounted in said loops.

5. A reversible display sign comprising a top supporting plate, havingnotched ends, endless flexible tapes suspended from the notched ends ofsaid plates, rigid sleeve members surrounding said tapes at spacedintervals therealong and forming spaced loops in said tapes andtwo-faced slats having ends, the notched ends of said slats beingrotatably supported in said loops whereby the slats may be individuallyrotated to reverse the faces thereof.

HILMER. HIRSCHHORN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 204,504 Pierce June 4, 18781,009,409 Harding Nov. 21, 1911 1,015,241 Niles Jan. 16, 1912 1,278,701McIntire Sept. 10, 1918 1,866,554 Fairbanks Apr. 16, 1932 2,027,536Joralemon et al. Jan. 14, 1936

